1987 Budweiser 500
| Race details | |||||
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| Race 11 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
 The 1987 Budweiser 500 program cover. | |||||
| Date | May 31, 1987 | ||||
| Official name | 19th Annual Budweiser 500 | ||||
| Location |
Dover Downs International Speedway | ||||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||||
| Distance | 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||||
| Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||||
| Average speed | 118.726 miles per hour (191.071 km/h) | ||||
| Attendance | 56,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Melling Racing | ||||
| Time | 24.818 | ||||
| Most laps led | |||||
| Driver | Davey Allison |
Ranier-Lundy Racing | |||
| Laps | 212 | ||||
| Winner | |||||
| No. 28 | Davey Allison |
Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Larry Nuber, Jerry Punch | ||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||||
The 1987 Budweiser 500 was the 11th
By race's end,
Background
Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, May 30, at 10:00 AM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round were guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, at 3:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 were decided on time,[3] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.
Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 24.818 and an average speed of 145.056 miles per hour (233.445 km/h) in the first round.[4]
No drivers failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ranier-Lundy Racing
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Ford | 500 | 212 | running | 185 | $46,600 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 500 | 61 | running | 175 | $35,575 |
| 3 | 13 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 | running | 165 | $25,575 |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 15 | running | 165 | $20,775 |
| 5 | 9 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 155 | $18,025 |
| 6 | 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 498 | 38 | running | 155 | $12,880 |
| 7 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 151 | $7,895 |
| 8 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 25 | running | 147 | $11,575 |
| 9 | 12 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 494 | 0 | running | 138 | $8,465 |
| 10 | 16 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing
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Oldsmobile | 494 | 0 | running | 134 | $9,280 |
| 11 | 22 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Baker–Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 492 | 0 | running | 130 | $3,400 |
| 12 | 11 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 490 | 1 | running | 132 | $11,300 |
| 13 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 487 | 0 | running | 124 | $6,485 |
| 14 | 18 | 1 | Brett Bodine | Ellington Racing
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Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 121 | $2,400 |
| 15 | 17 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | crash | 118 | $7,275 |
| 16 | 31 | 12 | Larry Pollard | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 0 | $5,615 |
| 17 | 19 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 481 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,150 |
| 18 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing
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Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 109 | $5,305 |
| 19 | 37 | 04 | Charlie Rudolph | Rudolph Racing | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | running | 106 | $2,050 |
| 20 | 29 | 64 | Rodney Combs | Langley Racing
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Ford | 456 | 0 | engine | 103 | $5,595 |
| 21 | 21 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Chevrolet | 415 | 0 | engine | 100 | $4,725 |
| 22 | 26 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports
|
Oldsmobile | 389 | 0 | crash | 97 | $2,400 |
| 23 | 39 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 373 | 0 | engine | 94 | $1,850 |
| 24 | 14 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 370 | 0 | running | 91 | $8,800 |
| 25 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 362 | 147 | engine | 93 | $10,600 |
| 26 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 359 | 0 | engine | 85 | $8,700 |
| 27 | 27 | 80 | Gary Fedewa | Burke Racing | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | engine | 82 | $1,650 |
| 28 | 7 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | engine | 79 | $8,600 |
| 29 | 6 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 289 | 0 | engine | 76 | $1,540 |
| 30 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | engine | 73 | $4,275 |
| 31 | 30 | 58 | Jerry Bowman | Jerry Bowman Racing | Ford | 161 | 0 | electrical | 70 | $1,450 |
| 32 | 15 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | King Racing | Buick | 135 | 0 | crash | 67 | $4,155 |
| 33 | 36 | 81 | Mike Potter | Fillip Racing | Ford | 132 | 0 | crash | 64 | $1,350 |
| 34 | 34 | 6 | D. K. Ulrich | U.S. Racing
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Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | crash | 61 | $4,035 |
| 35 | 23 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | transmission | 58 | $3,200 |
| 36 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 69 | 0 | crash | 55 | $3,175 |
| 37 | 35 | 62 | Steve Christman | Winkle Motorsports | Pontiac | 59 | 0 | engine | 52 | $1,175 |
| 38 | 33 | 37 | Curtis Markham | Beahr Racing | Ford | 29 | 0 | crash | 0 | $1,175 |
| 39 | 40 | 31 | Ron Shephard | Ron Shephard Racing | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | engine | 46 | $1,150 |
| 40 | 32 | 85 | Jimmy Horton[a] | S&H Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | $0 |
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Standings after the race
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Notes
- ^ While Horton was able to qualify for the race, for unknown reasons, he did not start and is not classified in NASCAR's results.
References
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